The Cavs Have Traded Isaiah Thomas To The Lakers

After just 15 games with LeBron James and company, the Cleveland Cavaliers finally made a move to shake things up and they went out to Los Angeles to make it happen. In a season that quickly went from one of James’ best ever to a daily drama with battles between coaches and players after, the Cavs have moved on from Isaiah Thomas.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday that the Lakers are sending Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. to northeast Ohio. In return, The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor reported that, among other pieces, the Lakers will receive Isaiah Thomas.

I’m huge fans of Nance Jr. and Clarkson (who deserves to be a starter somewhere) but I get the trade. Clarkson had 12.5 and 13.5 million due over the next two years and they had to throw in Nance to sweeten the deal.

This is actually a respectable deal for Cleveland as well. IT was killing his teammates and coaches in the locker room and he was probably going to walk for nothing at the end of the year. Clarkson’s salary is respectable if he’s used as a starter (not worth it as a bench player like in Los Angeles). Nance Jr. has a high ceiling and I believe his rookie contract runs through 2019-20 if they pick up the option.